Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 11 May 1917 — Page 1

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A Btm FUG I Control of the Dardanelles ; W ill he (liven to Belgium by the Allies. TO PREVENT JEALOUSY Russia Declined to Control I Most Important WaterWay of Europe. (United Pressi Service) (By Wilbur S. Forrest) ’ Paris, May 11 — (Special to Daily Democrat l Belgium's flag to fly over’ Constantinople anil Belgium to control the Dardanelles is the allies' revised plan tor its war aims, respecting Turkey. On highest authority today it can be stated that this change I ,in the program has been thoroughly | discussed by the allied governments. Since Russia renounced hope of dominating the Dardanelles a change in the Turkish problem has been forced on the allies. None of the; entente powers will think of the wars'; conclusion with the Turks still in Europe. To grant control of the most imjor-I tant water way in Europe to any one might cause jealousy and endanger the future peace of the world. When the new Russia, therefore. I announced its disapproval of taking: over Constantinople, the allies of Eu ' rope asked themselves who will hold the key to the Bosphorus? That! e key is, most likely, destined to the keeping of Belgium. (United Press Service) By Robert J. Bender. United Press staff correspondent. Washington, May 11 —(Special to Daily Demo< rat) —Col. Theodore Roosevelt's fight to lead an American ' force to France is going right on. Un- j favorable report by house and senate conferees on the Roosevelt division I amendment of the army bill will he answered by republican senators on the floor. These men plan to fight, for its re-incorporation in the selec-. tive service measure. At the same time friends of the col - onel in the house are prepared to launch a new effort there in behalf of his volunteer division. It is stated that the Roosevelt plan never had a fair vote in the house: because when taken it was not assured that selective service would be approved there. In the senate some republicans admittedly voted for the amendment in order to please the colonel. although not necessarily committed to the advisability of taking a step counter to the advice of the war department. SenaA s Harding believes, however, that all of the republicans who were, for the measure before will remain in line and he feels the democrats who approved it will stand pat again. Owing to the pressure being exerted on congress for action on the army bill, it is believed the fight tor the colonel will not endure long unless it is’quickly won. flfh, administration does net approv. the plan ami many democrats Hwho previously voted for the measute are expected by democrat!* leados to follow the wishes of the governIt is not believed congress will run the chance of public criticism for inaetivitv by prolonging discussion of the conferees report. Instead early next week it is believed the report jjiwill be approved by both brane les as agreed upon by the conferees. (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Ind.. Jay cial to Daily Berger, a German, was fined SIOO and Bak'-w'.* i wnrk 30 days on the * v"i«" m«»y. Berger explained »«■ H was just giving our side of ithas lived in Indianapolis many years. (United Press Sprv ‘ CP ’ I*. Washington. D. C„ Maj . cial to Daily Democrat 1-How weie I' s to raise an army: I The selective service bill as agree upon by house and senate conferees will raise 1.200,000 men immediately. I The president is authorized to bring the regular army and I nattona guard up to full war strength-about 250.000 and 440.000 respeettvely. This will be done by emp.toymen of the volunteer system until sue Kne as the president feels tha

t means Inadequate; then ho may ap ■ ply Iho drafl. The hill empowers the president to draft immediately 500,000 males, not exempted under the law. between the 4 ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, for mil ' itary service. All males between these ages must . register under penalty. Boards will sit at points through out the country to pass on exemp,l tions. in addition to the first 500.000 troops the president is empowered at I any time to raise 500,000 more men by the process outlined above. Those exempted from draft under the law are soldiers and sailors now in service, divinity students, members of well-established religious sects whose creed opposes war and j certain specified skilled workmen. Others exempt are those having persons dependent upon them sor 1 ■ supportand those found to be physic- 1 ally or morally deficient. Married I men as a class are not exempted. : . They are exempted only if they have i persons dependent upon for support. 1 The entire national guard, togethjer with its reserves, can be drafted | I into the regular army under the bill. | Under the measure, intoxicants can not be sold a soldier in uniform, but | he can be given liquor if he's off the military preserves. The secretary of war is authoriz ed to take necessary steps to prevent establishment of disreputable | houses within such a distance of mili itary establishments as he deems | necessary. Paris, May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Two American Women —' i Mrs. Brand Whitlock, wife of theAni- | erican minister to Belgium ami Mr . IA. B. Ruddick wife of the secretary i , to the Belgian legion—had the dintinction today of being the first woman except Queen Elizabeth of Belgium to be under fire in the trenches on th“, western front, according to Havre disI patches. With their husbands they were, i luncheon guests of the king and queen' at the royal cottage on the sand dunes | pt' Lapannee. Later the partv- visited 'the trenches near Ramscappel and: Pervyse, then actually under fire. Gen- : oral Dorjo de Marchouchez, who ac- ! companied the party, congratulate*! (the American women on their bravery. Minister Whitlock said it was a' I "particularly gratifying sensation to| step on free Belgian soil again, at a I I point only two hours distant by train from Brussels.” Whitlock previously conferred ytth the king for an hour. ■ - ! (By William G. Shepherd, United Press Correspondent). Petrograd, May 11—(Specifal to Daily Democrat)—The Schiselberg i munitions district revolted today. Workmen and citizens of the district announced their intention of organizing a separate republic. Representatives of the workmen’s and soldiers committee left here at i once to dissuade the revolters from their announced purpose. The provisional president of the munitions district was arrested by the rebels. Just how serious the revolt is was j not made clear in dispatches receiv-1 ed here. Apparently, however, there was no violence. Another Instance of friction between the Duma provisional government on Russia's plans for the future was evident today when it was announced that the executive council of workmen and soldiers are planning a world's '"international.” The project embraces a meeting of all varieties of socialists in some neutral nation to discuss world problems. Those behind the plan insisted the conference was not identified . in the slightest degree with the June meeting of socialists at Stockholm. This Stockholm conference is being regarded more and more here as Germany’s most carefully plotted 1 move for a separate peace with Rus--1 sia. The extreme wing of the social ‘ ist party in Russia is flatly on record ’ against the meeting and its members 1 are endeavoring in every way to ' spread among the people and among fellow socialists here their convicI tion that the conference is German 8 inspired, German aided and will prob- ■ ably be German controlled. r ~8 WAR VETERANS INVITED. e—- — civil war veterans have been (I given a special invitation to attend „ the special services at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. 0 ATTENTION, RED MEN. II it The Improved Order of Red Men are requested to meet at the wigwam it at 9:00 a. m. tomorrow to attend the 'h funeral of Brother William Barit wechter. SACHEM.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday Evening, May 11, 1917.

USE OF_THE LAND Os G. R. & I. Railroad’s Right of Way Granted for Garden Purposes. THE ORDER IS MADE Employes to be Given Preference — Others May Have Privilege Also. B. H. Hudson, superintendent of the G. R. & 1., issued the following notice; to the employes of the company yes | terday: “This company is willing to I I grant any employe the privilige of | forming garden plots on ground ■ ! along our right of way during the I I present year, where such use of the , right of way will not interfere with ■ the operations. “This privilege will be granted to any employe, free of charge, and the privilege may be extended to other responsible parties not emploj-es of the company, employes of course, being given the preference. "Any one desiring to use any por-' tion of this company’s right of way for gardening purposes, will please communicate direct with Division Engineer R. G. Johns at Fort Wayne, Ind., before gardening for the use of any of the right of way, in order that | we may have a record of employes j or other parties making such use of ! the company's property.”

MRS. SHELL DEAD St. Mary's Township Susfers Loss in Death of Mrs. Albert Shell. DIED LAST NIGHT Os Cancerous Ailment— Sixty-four Years Old —lll Several Y ears. . . , ... I St. Mary’s township lost one of its ' esteemed ladies last evening at 7:30 o’clock in the death of Margaret Koos Shell, wife of Albert Shell. ' which occurred at the family home ; a mile and a half northeast of Ri- ; varre. Mrs. Shell had been ill seven or eight years and examination at the hospital in Fort Wayne, where she was taken, proved that she was suffering from an incurable condition of cancer. Mrs. Shell was sixty-four years, one month and thirteen days old. She was born in Tuscarawas county, O„ March 23, 1853, being a daughter of John Koos. , Seven children are greatly bereaved in her death. They are: Anna Workinger, Lake View. Mich.;. Jacob Shell, Willshire, Ohio; Clara McCullough. Monroe; Cora Brodbeck and Benjamin Shell. Bobo; Ella Finkhousen, Six Lake, Mich.; Harvey Shell, at home. One child died in infancy. George Koos, of Bobo; Jacob Koos, Decatur, and Miss Maria Koos and Mrs. Rebecca Jacvkson, Bobo, are brothers and sisters. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Methodist church at Rivarre, leaving the house at two o’clock. Burial will be in Mt. Tabor.cemetery. o MAY BARGAIN SALE. A great mony fine bargains ate listed for their annual May sale which the Bernstein store will have for two weeks, beginning tomorrow, Saturday May 12. A perusal of the ad they carried in this paper will convince you. 0 _ DARWECHTER funeral. All members of the Yeoman lodge are requested to meet at the hall Saturday morning at nine o’clock to attend’ the funeral of their brother, William Darwechter. o NOTICE K. OF P.s | All K. of P's will meet at theft ; home Saturday at one o’clock for the funeral of brother John D. Meyer. They will have charge of the funeral at the house.

CLEM STEIGMEYER ENLISTS Clem Steigmeyer. one of “our boy:,” meaning one of the Adams county youngsters whom we have watched and boosted when opportunity occur red wil Itake the officers' traiing at Fort Harrison. He is a graduate of j the Decatur high school and the Jour- ; nal-Gazette says of him: Clem Steigmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Steigmeyer. of Decatur, Ind., has passed the severe corps training examinations and expects tn leave in a few days. He was graduated from Indiana university in 1915, receiving the A. B. degree. He his been in newspaper work in Ft Wayne since the fall of 1915, and a member of the Journal-Gazette stall since last May.

A DEATH CLAIM ————— Fort Wayne & Northern Company to Pay $2,850 for the Death — OF MRS. FRED BLAZER , Floyd Luttman Was in Charge of Street Car in the Smash-up. The jitney bus and street car smashup at Fort Wayne on Christmas j eve in 1915. in whic h two former De-. catur people figured, was recalled in superior court at Fort Wayne by the case of the Citizens' Trust company, administrator of the estate of Leona Blazer vs. The Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction company. The defendants in the case were ordered by the court to pay the plafotiff the sum of $2,850. The accident referred to occurred when a street car in Fort Wayne in charge of Floyd Luttman. formerly of this city, struck ; a jitney bus. resulting in the injury ; and subsequent death of the wife of ; Fred Blazer, who is a son of Elwood | Blazer, who lived here several years ago. Luttman is a son of Mr. and ' Mrs. Ed Luttman, now of Sturgis. ; COURT HOUSc NEW*. Judge David E. Smith assumed : jurisdiction as special judge in three cases in the Wells circuit court today. They are the damage suit of Lenora Horn against Ambrose G. Lupton, the suit for real estate dealer's commision of Popejoy and Johnston against Charles W. McKinney, and the replevin suit of Hilel M. Kahn against the Anthony Hosiery Mills.— Bluffton Banner. The case of John N. Pfeiffer, et al. vs. John D. Lamb was received here on change of venue from the Allen circuit court. The suit is on con- ; tract, demand S3OO. The case of the State vs. Frank Shaner, adultery, will probably go to the jury late this afternoon. At time of going to press the arguments were being given, the evidence having been concluded this afternoon. INDIANA'S QUOTA. (United Press Service) i Indianapolis, Ind., May 11 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—About 280.-1 000 in Indiana will come under the ; age provision of the conscription bill as agreed upon by conferees of congress, according to estimates by military authorities today. Os this number probably 120,000 are single. One out of every six will be chosen for I the new conscription army of 500,-! 000. Military officials say that mere <y marriage alone will not exempt a j man. but it will be necessary to prove the existence of dependents. PITTSBURG DOPE CENTER. (United Press Service) Pittsburg. Penn., May 11 —(Special | to Daily Democrat)—Five men. in-' eluding one Chinese and one American physician, were arrested here today on charges of conspiring to evade the Harrison anti-drug law. Revenue agents declared that developments would show that Pittsburg has been the “dope center” of the United States. ■ —o FOUR NEW RECRUITS. Four new recruits, two of whom signed up today, were received by Lieutenant Robert Peterson for Com- ' pauy A, Fourth Indiana national i guard. The two signing today were . William E. Hailey and Frank Schu I maker. Examination of recruits will be held next Sunday at the armory.

MAKINGTHE FLAG Red Cross Ladies Emulate I Deed of Betsy Ross— Banner to he Raised. SUNDAY AFTERNOON — Bevy of Young Girls Wil! Carry Flag in Parade— Contributions Asked. Emulating the deed of Betsy Ross, a large number of ladies of the Red I Cross arc busily working on the tnak-i ' ing of the large flag which will be ' raised in this city with appropriate ceremony Sunday afternoon, to be suspended across Second street, be- I tween the Masonic and K. of C. halls. A portion of the funds donated to the Red Cross by the T. P. A. was used in buying the material for the flag, the ladies taking upon themselves the labor of love in making up the wool batiste agreed upon, into the stars and stripes. The flag is a fine large one. which when unfurled measures nine by sixteen feet. A pretty feature of the parade Sunday afternoon will be the carrying of this banner, surrounded by a bevy of twelve young girls in costumes of white. The flag will be draped into receptacle form into which the spectators are asked to drop contributions of money for the Red Cross cause. Ten. twenty and even fiftydollar bills are expected, hut of course smaller contributions of silver or even pennies, would be acceptable. o

BREWSTER WILL —■ - —‘ Testament of Daniel Brewster is Made Public— Leaves His Estate TO HIS HEIRS Special Bequests—Two Executors Qualify—The Provisions. The will of Daniel Brewster, late of Jefferson township, disposes of his estate to his several heirs. William V. Buckmaster and John Trippy witnessed the execution of this instrument April 11, 1917, a short time beI fore the death of the testator. He gives to his wife, Laverta Brewster, forty acres of Jefferson township, for her use during life or as long as she remains his widow, being the northwest quarter of a quarter section of land in Jefferson township. This is on condition that she deed her right, title 'and interest in the remaining forty of the Brewster eighty-acre tract, to all the heirs ' named hereinafter, the same to be disposed of and the proceeds used as hereinafter stated. At the death or marriage of the widow, her forty acres are to be equally divided among the children. To the widow also is given personal property, including all that is in the dwelling, summer kitchen, cellar, cellar house, including meat, provisions. supplies and food and all household furniture except the piano and organ; all poultry, a six-year-old drivnig mare, two milk cows, one brood sow, three hogs for meat, a buggy and harness, all hay on hand, and enough grain to feed the stock until harvest. All the other personal property and ! the other forty acre tract are to be j sold and bequests and other debts I and expenses paid, including a mortI gage of SI,OOO on the eighty-acre farm. : To the daughter. Edna, is given the i piano; to a daughter. Augusta Rockwood. the organ; to the sons, Philip : H. and Charles, each $100; to Cleo j Mercer. Otto and Jesse Hoffman, [ children of her daughter, Caroline Hollman, collectively, the sum of SSO. The $250 of these bequests is to be paid from the proceeds ot the sale of the personal property and land. i All money left from the sale after debts and bequests is to be divided ■ among the children equally: Philip I IL, Charles. Frank D. Brewster, Har1 riet A. Buckniaster, Edna and Fred i E. Brewster, Augusta Rockwood and the heirs of a deceased daughter, Car- ' oline Hoffman, who are to have her

11 share. The-,<• heirs are Cleo Mercer (land Otto and Jesse Hoffman He asks that Frank D. Brewster and Jesse A. Buckmaster serve as ex- ; editors. They qualified, giving $Lf j GOO bond. - .. ...... ..— Q— —— "SCHUCKS” GIVEN DISCHARGE "Schucka" Schumacher today received an honorable discharge as a member of the machine gun squad if the first Indiana regiment of National guard. He enlisted a year ago and served on the border until a few weeks ago. He was discharged because of liis allowing that his mother was dependent upon him and order ueing received to eliminate all such. Schucks will join Company A here if possible and if not will enlist n the navy. o GOES TO PRISON Wm. Pratt Sentenced to from One to Two Years at Hard Labor in OHIO PENITENTIARY Part of Time to be Spent in Solitary Confinement — In Bad Here Also. William Pratt, who was found guilty of obtaining property by false pre-! tenses, was brought before Judge H. I A. Miller at Celina, Ohio. Pratt was ; sentenced to the Ohio penitentiary | ! for an indeterminate term of from ! one to two years at hard labor, a part j of which is to be spent in solitary confinement. Defendant is to pay j costs of prosecution. The LaFontaine Handle company of this city was a prosecuting wit- , ness. Pratt was also sent to prison from the Adams circuit court some time ago for obtaining monej- from J. 1). Meyer, lumberman, by selling him timber to which he. Pratt, had, 1 no title. ' 1 The records used in that case ; were taken to Celind to be used in | I this trial by County Clerk Will Ham-, ; mell. o TRAVELS SHIPS AS DECK HAND , Richard C. Travers, leading man in Essanay’s, “The Phantom Buccaneer.'' braved the treacherous winter gales of Lake Michigan at the time several ships went down, to take a freighter 1 to Georgian Bay district, in Canada, for a hunting and fishing trip. He 5 has already sent back numerous photographs with his “big catches" to studio friends. They were mostly lake trout, the largest of which. “Dick” claims to be forty-two pounds. He expects to go after moose later. Mr. Travers always takes a freighter j north. This year lie bad considerabl.'l trouble in securing a passage, as there 1 1 bad been so many wrecks reported. Freight captains were unable to get ; 1 him a permit. “Dick” slipped f nel over on the authorities, however, oy shipping as a deck hand. It is not recorded that he holy stoned the deck, but the system answered his purpose. ■ BEULAH CHAPEL M. E. CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30; Wm. Ehrman.: superintendent. Mother's Daj' serv- ■ ice will be held immediately after | Sunday school. All mothers of the community are especially invited.; At 2:30 p. m. Methodist Hospital Day j will be observed, with Rev. T. J. Johnson and Rev. F. F. Thornburg, speakers, and the Co-Workers' class Men's chorus of Decatur will furnish ; the music. An invitation is extend-. >ed to the members of all the churches j on the circuit and to all people in the. community. P. B. LEACH, Pastor. WILL ATTEND FUNERAL All carpenters on local Union num her 1356 are requested to meet at the; ! hall at nine o’clock Soturday mornii.gi' and from there march Io the Dar-l' ’ wachter home to attend funeral ser- ’ vices of Brother William Darwachter. ’ MEET AT K. OF P. HOME. All nights of Ppthias are request- . ed to meet at the K. of I’, home about one o'clock Saturday afternoon ( . and then attend the funeral services , for John Meyer. NOTICE AU Elks who wish to attend the fu- ( neral of Brother John Meyer will please meet at the Elks’ hall at 1 p. m. Saturday. COMMITTEE.

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TO COMMUNION Class of Eighteen Boys and Girls Will Take Solemn Communion I H SUNDAY AT ST. MARY’S J Services Will Begin at Nine O’clock—Candle Carriers and Escorts. The annual communion serviewt will he held at the St. Mary's Cathj olie church In this city Sunday. May ! 13th. and eighteen girls and twelve bows will make their solemn communion. The services will begin at 9 o’clock a. m. and will be in charge of the pastor. Rev. Father Seimetz. The services are very impressive and inspiring. The communicants will march down the aisle of the church, lead by William Holthouse and Jerome Mylott, Anna Nesswald and Rose Marie Smith, who will act as candle carriers. They will also be escorted to the altar by Cedric Voglewede. Robert Gass, Fred Connell and Edward Gass and Alice Clark. Ida Baker. Mary Veronica Harris and Frances Malley. Following is the class: 'Boys—Norbert Case. Aloysius Heidemann. Louis Wemhoff. Aloysius Laurent. Charles Mougey, Leonard Meyer, Edward Murphy. Daniel Brown. Hubert Omlor, Frank Heiman. Frederick Ulman. Girls—Catherine Omlor, Helena Meyer. Jeanette Clark, Mary Schultz. Matilda Koenig. Verena Miller. Agnes Heiman. Marcella Lengerich. Anna Baker. Winifred Clark. Kathleen Haefling. Anna Dowling. Marcella Teeple. Cecelia Gaffer. Cecelia Malley, Mildred Keller. Bereneta Tanvas. Germania Christen. MOTHERS' DAY PROGRAM The Calvary Evangelical Sunday school, east of the cits, is planning to observe "Mothers' Day" on next Sunday by rendering the following program, immediately after the usual Sunday school hour. Instrumental Solo. Song, "America" —By the primary classes. Reading. "Mothers’ Day in the Sunday school." Song, “Blest be the Tie.” Declamation, "The Sweetest Gift”— Doris Shifferly. Declamation, "Mother" — Royal Mills. Duet, “My Mother.” Declamatipn. “it's Good to Have a Mother” —:Helen Gaunt. Declamation, "Always the Mother.” —Dale Koos. Quartette. "Sweet Sunny Smiles." Reading, “Mothers' Day.” Declamation. "If Mother Would Listen" —Wildus Brown. Solo, “The Songs My Mother Used to Sing.” Declamation, "Write Them a Letter Tonight"—lva Barrone. Declamation, "Before it is Too Late” —Agnes Huston. Duet and Chorus, "Till I See My ! Mother's Face." ; Declamation, "My Mother's Bible" ; —lona Shifferly. Duet, “Love. Joy an! Peace." Sunday school promptly at ninethirty followed by program, aft-r ; which special preaching services will j be held. A hearty welcome to all. o ' TO GIVE DISPLAY Work of Children of Schools to Be Shown On Next Wednesday. On next Wednesday afternoon from ■ two to four o'clock, there will be an exhibit at the north, west and south i wards, and central school and library ! building, of the work of the childr m ! of the public schools. This will be an i interesting display of art, domestic [science, manuel training, writing and other departments of study. Every patron and friend is invited to take this opportunity of inspecting the work. 4 o— TO AGITATE PROHIBITION. (United Press Service) Washington, D. C„ May 11—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Prohibitionists in the house at a secret meeting today appointed a comtnltee of 1 right to agitate nation wide prohibition at this session of congress, de- ■ spite a democratic caucus agreement that the president, if any one. shall say whether prohibition is necessary asa war measure.